- Zinedine Zidane is facing his first crisis since taking over a year-and-a-half ago
- Real Madrid are eight points behind Barcelona in La Liga and lost to Tottenham
- Mauricio Pochettino is seen as the long-term solution by Florentino Perez


Mauricio Pochettino has emerged as Real Madrid‘s No 1 target to replace Zinedine Zidaneif the French coach fails to last beyond the end of the season.

Madrid also have Harry Kane and Dele Alli on a list of possible summer signings as they look to renew a squad that has become stale after three summers without a ‘galactico’ acquisition.

As the after-effects of Tottenham’s 3-1 win over Real Madrid reverberate throughout the continent, Zidane faces his first crisis since he took over a year and a half ago and Pochettino is seen as the long-term solution.

Zidane’s Madrid are eight points off the pace in Spain and set to finish second to Spurs in the Champions League group stage.

Real president Florentino Perez has an excellent relationship with Pochettino, referring to him as ‘My Poch’ when the two teams met in Madrid two weeks ago.

‘I have a lot of respect for Florentino,’ Pochettino told Radio Marca. ‘I’m pleased if he feels the same way. He is always friendly towards me.’
Perez went down to the Real dressing room after the team were taken apart by Pochettino’s young guns on Wednesday.

Pochettino would also be a hugely popular choice with supporters who he has got on the right side of in the past with comments that he could never coach Real Madrid’s big rivals Barcelona.

Despite Zidane winning seven trophies in his 19 months in charge there are questions about his ability to guide the young squad the club has been assembling.

And those doubts intensified after Pochettino taught Zidane a lesson at Wembley.

That young squad would only be improved by the addition of Kane and Alli who hugely impressed the Spaniards. Tottenham would resist any sale and slap huge prices on their two star players.

Of the two players Alli is seen as more open to a move abroad. The key to his future may well rest with who represents him.

Jorge Mendes is the current frontrunner and although relations between the super agent, who also represents Cristiano Ronaldo, and the Spanish giants are not as close as they once were, Mendes’s presence would still likely help any move.

But Alli’s family – the Hickmans, who have looked after him since he was a young boy – have not ruled out Mino Raiola because he is more open to the idea of taking care of transfers and contracts but leaving them to manage Dele’s day-to-day affairs and PR.

Raiola has historically been persona non grata at Madrid and his appointment would bode less well for any switch to Spain.

Pochettino would be tempted by Real but could also follow the lead of Arsene Wenger. The Arsenal coach has resisted Perez’s advances three times during his two decades in North London.

Source: http://ogbongeupdates.com/real-crisis-real-madrid-identifies-premier-league-boss-as-top-target-to-replace-zinedine-zidane/

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Been a good player dosnt make a good coach the kind of idea u may have to find the back of the net is not usually the same when off the pitch. To my opinion zidane is not the right coach he was just funtunate to have ronaldo at his peak, now dat his come of age and proberbly weak dis time for zidane to have look for a good replacement but alas he is just clueless.

I know you'd say Mourinho's madrid were up against a very solid Barcelona side at that time but Mourinho also had Ronaldo yet he didn't win seven trophies in 19 months the way Zidane did.

Conte is another good example. He won the EPL last season and with his dismal performances of recent, he might get fired soon. I think this weekend's game might decide his fate at the Bridge.

Only Wenger has been able to escape the hire and fire approach and that is because the Arsenal board are contented with the profit they make and the fourth spot for champions league. I believe if they don't qualify for the next champions league, his reign at the Emirate might end.

The fact is a coach is as good as his last game. The game is hire and fire. When the going is good, you get the accolades and when it goes south, you get fired.

spyroet:
Been a good player dosnt make a good coach the kind of idea u may have to find the back of the net is not usually the same when off the pitch. To my opinion zidane is not the right coach he was just funtunate to have ronaldo at his peak, now dat his come of age and proberbly weak dis time for zidane to have look for a good replacement but alas he is just clueless.